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1623.
Jan. 4. |
231. Locke to Carleton. The States and our Commissioners have
agreed on divers points, as appears by the enclosed note [see No. 232].
It is expected every day that they should make an end, and it is
said that the King will see it done before he goes. [Extract from
Domestic Corresp., Jac. I., Vol. CXXXVII., No. 4, Cal, p. 479.] |
| [Jan. 4.] |
232. "Points remaining to be concluded in the East India business."
The first eight articles are the same in substance as in No. 213, but
there are two additional articles concerning the charge of the garrisons in the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda, and the restitution of
Pooloroon to the English. To each article are the words, "desired
by the English" or "desired by the Dutch." A general article is to
be conceived to enjoin both Companies to a full observance of all
things contained in the treaty. Endorsed as above by Sir Dudley
Carleton; also. "Sent with my letters the 4th of Jany. 1622–3." [Two
pages. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 67.] |
1623. Jan. 4.
London. |
233. Chamberlain to Carleton. The States [Commissioners] make
long work; thinks it were a hard knot that could not be tied or
untied in less than 13 or 14 months that they have been about it.
However the business be ended or whatever the conditions, Chamberlain doubts our East India Company will be never the better for
them. [Extract from Domestic Corresp., Jac. I., Vol. CXXXVII.,
No. 5, Cal., p. 479.] |
Jan. 9.
Batavia. |
234. Thomas Brockedon, Augustus Spalding, and William Methwold to the General and Council of the Dutch Company. Whereas
on the 7th of Nov. 1622 they delivered a protest against the General,
and therein appealed from the sentence given against their employers
(concerning the surprising of a China junk) to the King of Great
Britain and the States General, according to the 30th article of the
Accord. But said General on the 2nd of this month sent the Secretary of the Council of the Fort Batavia and others with an extract
from the council book of the Council of India declaring the appeal
void, and demanding the payment of 8,1157/8 ryals; to which Richard
Fursland and his Council answered that they stood to their appeal,
and could not in such manner part with their master's goods, therefore
the General might proceed as he pleased. The next day the same
demands were made, and 24 hours given to "exhibit the aforesaid
sum," to which the like answer was returned as before. At this the
General was much offended, and "in threatening manner advised us
not to engage our persons in this business," and sent the fiscal, town
bailiff, and four others, who took the keys of our warehouse and
seized in China goods formerly surprised, goods amounting to
16,182 ryals, whereas our masters have received but the value of
6,205 ryals, by which partial and rigorous proceedings the contract
is not only violated, but the loss and disgrace of our Company chiefly
intended. Neither are we ourselves without danger, seeing that the
speaking of "you may do what you please" may so far incur the
General's displeasure as to "ingage our persons." Wherefore, having
no other refuge left, we hereby protest against the violent and
injurious proceedings of said General and his Council, and declare
how much our employers are wronged and damnified in reputation
and estate, especially by being deprived of appeal, the only means
of relief ordained by the Accord. "Delivered in the Fort Batavia
to the General and his Council, by us here underwritten, the day and
year above written." Enclosure in a letter from Sec. Conway to Sir
Dudley Carleton at the Hague, of 25th June 1624. Endorsed,
"Received in London, 29th May 1624, out of Holland by the Pinnace
Hazewindt." [Two pages. Holland Corresp.] |
| 1623 ? |
235. Complaints of the East India Company against the Dutch.
That they prevent the English from enjoying a third part of the
fruits of the Moluccas, which is contrary to the treaty, and deny the
English the liberty of paying their men as the Dutch do, with
clothes and victuals. The injuries done to the English in the
Moluccas, consisting of 36 articles, the Company have sent over to
be debated in Holland. Also "concerning the taking of the Chinese
junk" by the English. [Two pages and a half. East Indies, Vol. II.,
No. 68.] |
1623. Jan. 9.
Batavia. |
236. Collection, in 36 articles, of several parcels which the (Dutch)
Governor of the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda has constrained the
deputies of the English Company to pay in those parts, against all
reason and justice; delivered to the General of the Netherlands
Company by President Fursland and Council, desiring that he would
make restitution for those parcels which belong not to our Company
to pay, and to moderate others according to equity and justice.
These have reference to the excessive charges in Banda for a galley
"wholly rotten," and for 29 Tingans left there by the Dutch General
after the taking of Banda; to the allowances made to the slaves and
prisoners in the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda; to buildings not
fortifications, but summer houses, warehouses, shops, merchants'
chambers, and lodgings of brick and stone; to schools in the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda, and a new school-house in Pooloway;
to double allowances to soldiers in the hospital; to the Governor's
bedding, hangings, and apparel for the boys; to unreasonable gifts
extraordinaries, and voyage of the Governor of Amboyna "to enlarge
the dominions and conquest of the Netherlanders"; to refusing the
English to participate in one-third part of all the spices the places
afford, contrary to the contract. In all places rotten and decayed
rice is given the hogs, hens, &c., and decayed cloth to the surgeons,
and yet charged at the dearest rate the best is sold for; the account
of gifts, fortification, and garrison most excessive in Amboyna; also
for the soldiers' allowance, and yet no extraordinary table kept for
the officers—a plain error. The expenses of the Governor's table in
all places unreasonable, especially in Banda, being more than the
whole garrison of soldiers, who are 15 times as many. At Pooloway
their ships were detained until they had paid for a school newly
built. The Governor of Banda restrained their people from sending
boats to sea to surprise their enemies the Ceramiers, and through
the unfriendly proceedings of the Governor of Pooloroon they wholly
lost their debts there. They do not enjoy the third part of the vent
of clothing, rice, and other commodities, as by agreement; the soldiers
are paid in clothing, and sell same to the inhabitants at a third less
than the market value, to the utter spoil of the trade; gifts, slaves,
provisions, &c. are taxed at what rate the merchant thinks good,
and "our cloth lies rotting upon our hands." They dare not trust,
because of the Netherlanders' order that they shall not constrain
payment. All benefits, as customs, imposts, &c., are enjoyed to the
particular use of the Netherlanders. "Anything that is for the
Netherlands' advantage they will have present performance of, but
whatsoever makes against their benefit, though never so unreasonable,
they will have referred to Batavia," "and to call anything in question
is on our part accounted heinous crime and an opposing of the
Governor's authority." [Seven pages and a half. East Indies,
Vol. II., No. 69.] |
| 1623 ? |
237. "Extracts out of our advices received out of Holland." Much
discourse in the Assembly concerning the managing of their trade of
spices, seeing they had or were like to have the sole trade of the
Moluccas, Amboyna, &c. The price of cloves, nutmegs, and mace
was to be raised while that of pepper, others dividing the trade with
them, was to be so depreciated as to make it a loss to export it from
the Indies. [Half a page. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 70.] |
1623. Jan. 10/20.
Batavia. |
238. Extract out of the book of the Resolutions of the Council of
Defence. The committees of the English Company, having shown
that they have not had any supply from England, that it is impossible for them to send to the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda, and
that they thought fit to withdraw their men altogether from the
said quarters, desired the General to counsel them, and accommodate
them as much as possible; whereupon he answered and promised
that they should leave a man or two in the principal places; that
what their merchants have remaining there, according to the estimation in ready money, shall be accepted; that out of the mass of
spices, their contingent shall be here delivered pro rata; and that
their men and goods shall be brought hither in our ships, for such
freight as shall be found fitting. Which the committees did thankfully accept. Signed: Richard Fursland, Thomas Brockedon, Augustin
Spalding, William Methwold, Jan Pieterson Coen, Pieter de Carpentier, Willem Janssen, and Jaques Specx. [Dutch. Two pages
and a half. O.C., Vol. IX., No. 1093+1.] |
Jan. 10/20.
Batavia. |
239. English translation of the preceding. [Two pages and a half.
O.C., Vol. X., No. 1143]. |
Jan. 12/22.
Madrid. |
240. The Earl of Bristol to Sec. Calvert. Touching Ormuz; they
have here appointed the the Marquis of Montes Claros, the Conde de
Gondomar, and one Mendo Mota, a Portugal, to treat thereof; from
whom he daily expects a relation of the whole business of their
grievances and demands, together with some propositions which he
understands they purpose to make concerning the English trade in
the East Indies, which as soon as he has received he will send.
[Extract from Spanish Corresp.] |
Jan. 12/22.
Madrid. |
241. Extracts from a letter from Madrid. They have of late been
much troubled here at the taking of Ormuz by the Persian, assisted (as
they say) by the English, which is much aggravated by the Portuguese. Daily expects a relation of the whole business which he
intends to send to King James, that such satisfaction may be given
as shall be thought fitting. Hopes accidents of this nature will not
any way interrupt the main business (of the Spanish match). [Extract from Spanish Corresp.] |
Jan. 17.
Batavia. |
242. Extract of letter from the President and Council to the
East India Company lately arrived by Holland ships. It was resolved on the 1st January in Council in no wise to yield consent to
the Dutch General's proposition for private trade with Bantam from
the Dutch ship as most prejudicial to the respective Companies trade
and designs and against all sense and reason that the Dutch should
under pretence of besieging Bantam not only draw the English into
part of that needless charge but also debar them from the trade,
whilst privately trading themselves, and so furnishing the city with
money, the necessity whereof is thought to be the only means to
reduce them to reason. This answer the Dutch General seemed to
take very discontentedly, becoming very bitter and uncivil, oftentimes "giving the lie," and not being able to conceal the "secret
malice he bare" to President Brockedon, upon a conceit that
Brockedon had written against him concerning the whipping of
William Clarke. If the Dutch undertake that trade without their
consent, they will endeavour to do the like. On the 16th inst. the
Dutch General sent a most insolent answer to theirs of the 6th (a
copy whereof they send herewith) demanding how and in what
manner they had wronged the English which would be needless
for us to reiterate. Continue their resolution to remove from
hence and fortify upon Bessee, unless the Dutch resist them by force;
for they are persuaded that the Dutch long for some occasion to do
them what mischief they may, and this very day one of their people
told them that, being in a tavern the day before, a Dutchman
who beareth good affection to our nation told him, "that their
General intended very shortly to do some great villainy against us
wishing us to look to ourselves." This report, though they cannot
affirm it to be true, may give them just cause to doubt the worst.
"God of his mercy deliver us from this bloody nation." [Two
pages. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 72.] |
Jan. 21/31.
Batavia. |
243. John Peterson Coen's Instructions left in the Indies with
Peter de Carpentier, Governor General, and the Council of the Indies.
It is well known that those of Portugal and Spain have in former
times drawn great riches out of the trade of the East Indies, as have
likewise certain particular Companies, both Dutch and English; yet
afterwards the General Netherlands Company have in 18 years
"reparted" no more than two capitals, with the charge of above
50 tons of gold taken up at interest, without augmenting their
capital in the Indies. The best course to give furtherance to the
Netherlandish Company, and hinderance to their enemies. First, to
strengthen the Company in the Indies with people and their capital
with a good sum of money. A very great number of people is
necessary for the inhabiting of Batavia, the Moluccas, Amboyna,
Banda, and other places, as well for the prosecution of offensive war
with more power than heretofore, as to defend the estate of the
Company. More money is requisite, to send great returns into the
Netherlands and overcome the great charge of shipping. How to
send greater returns than heretofore without any great new supplies
from the Netherlands; to set rules for managing all expences; levy
tolls, impositions, and tenths; to people the Company's lands with a
great number of slaves; and to carry on a great trade of China
wares in Japan. The great charges waste the profits and amount to
more than 12 tons of gold or 500,000 ryals of eight yearly; how
spent. For reformation of this ill-management, all "our people"
have contributed "a reasonable good penny and ransom"; the
order to maintain the same in the Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda
must be executed in all things. It is a shame so much should he
spent upon diet for the Governor's table and the factories in Banda,
Amboyna, and the Moluccas, and it is more than time that every
man be constrained to set plantation and tillage on foot. For wages;
discharge officers who have served their time and can, best be spared,
they may have wives given them of the natives if not already married,
and be paid with clothes as much as may be. Expenses of shipping to
be well examined, and all things to be provided at Batavia, or where
we have sovereign jurisdiction, that so the Company and none else
have the benefit of the expense. The fortifications in Batavia, the
Moluccas, Amboyna, Banda, Pulicat, and Solor in so good case, that
hereafter not a ryal need be spent therein; and their reparation
and maintenance "may be done" by the Company's subjects, slaves,
and prisoners; this will save 200,000 ryals yearly. More cost of
buildings to be bestowed at Batavia. Presents heretofore amounted
to about 50,000 ryals the year: there ought to be no more given,
but upon assurance of greater benefit to be made thereby. As to
levying tolls; make a levy upon the natives at Batavia, &c.,
and upon the cattle slaughtered, for what is consumed in that kind
may maintain a garrison of 600 men. Tolls must be established in
Amboyna, and Banda, not less than 10 per cent, on imports and
exports wherein heretofore Governors Speult and Soncke have been
too scrupulous. Thus a surplusage may be gained, needful for
buying in ordinary returns, so that no more monies need be sent.
The peopling and gathering of slaves of extraordinary great consequence. Batavia, Amboyna, and Banda already so peopled. By the
addition of a further reasonable number of people and competent
tolls, sufficient means will be found to bear all the charges of the
ships, forts, and garrisons; and the presumption of the Ternatans those
of Lohoe (Lugho) and their accomplices will be better tamed in this
manner than by force of arms. To send ships with the next southeast wind to Silan and other places along the Coromandel coast to
buy up as many he and she slaves, especially young people, as can be.
got. No people in the world do us (the Dutch) better service than
the Chinese. Send also a ship or two to Madagascar and the coast
of Africa for slaves. "There can be at first no better service done to
the Company than in gathering a multitude of people from all parts to
people our country withall. Hereby service and honour will be done
to Almighty God, the Company shall grow the mightier in the Indies,
the forts and garrisons shall be maintained without the Company's
charge, and the profit of the inland trade shall then be employed in
buying in of returns to be sent to our native country," It is of more
consequence than buying cloth and other goods. For the buying of
slaves there hath been order given ever since 1614, but nothing
done therein but what Governor Van Uffle began in 1622. Pursue it
constantly above all other wares in all parts of the Indies where slaves
are cheapest and buy as many as the Company's ships can conveniently
stow. Let the buying in of a multitude of young slaves go forward
before any other work. Needful to employ divers fleets herein.
This buying of slaves to proceed to many thousands, yea to an
infinite number. In Batavia there cannot be too many. Rules must
be established over them, and they employed in planting, breeding cattle, fishing, and all kinds of services. Profits and advantages. Wages of the Mardikers and slaves and their maintenance.
How to get the China trade to Pehoe, and to have 800,000 or
1,000,000 ryals capital more than at present. By trade from Pehoe
to Japan we should advance above 20 tons of gold yearly. It
must be constantly prosecuted "were it for ten, yea 100 years
together." The Company's servants and goods are already removed
from Battani (?Patani), Sangora, Siam, Acheen, Succadana, Gressic,
and Japara, and the like is to be done from Maccho to Jambi. Concerning the trade between Surat and Batavia. Directions for purchasing slaves on the coast of Coromandel. The staple of trade
must be established in the Castle of Amboyna and Fort Nassau in
Banda. Recommends him in the highest degree to handle the
matter so that, "as we have long time projected," all the cloves,
nutmegs, mace, pepper, &c. may be gotten without laying out one
ryal of money. It is a great error that there should be so great a
sum of money bestowed in pepper at Jambi and Patani, whereunto
they were forced by the English, who now have no money there.
The trade on the coast of Sumatra, &c. Needful to send an ambassage with a good present to the Materan, to the Emperor of Japan,
and to Ceucheu for the furtherance of the China trade. Concerning
Bantam, they must have patience and hold the town besieged until
a composition happen. An agreement must be made with the
English to buy up the pepper; "and in regard our masters have
been at excessive charges above the English, and better provided of
money and goods, it will be needful to stand hard upon it to obtain
prerogative above the English and all others by some advantage in
the buying in of pepper and other China wares." It is in no sort fit
to deal with Bantam by the mediation of the English (as the Pengran
would have it) unless with some notable advantage. How the
Dutch stand in the Materan's way in Batavia; and the good which
may come from thence. How the Dutch Company's capital might be
augmented in the Indies; whereby might be spared 30 tons of gold,
which the "yearly equipages" amount to, according to the letter of
the 17 Committees, dated from the Hague, 24th April 1622. Not
needful either now or next year to send one ryal into the Moluccas,
Banda, and Amboyna; the tolls and impositions will be enough for
buying nutmegs and mace. Cloves must be altogether bought with
clothes, rice, and other merchandize. Directions for carrying on the
"inland trade;" and on the Coromandel coast, Battania (Patani ?),
Surat, Moccha, the Moluccas, and Peho. The China trade will take
up the greatest part of their money. In one voyage to Japan above
75 per cent. may be gained; sufficient to buy up all the returns
needful for Europe. Trade with the Materan's country. Recom
mends orchards and gardens being planted on the "void ground" of
the city of Batavia; for the better furthering of this planting and
breeding of all necessaries at Banda and Amboyna, and to put life
into the people to provide beef and bacon, it will be good that
from henceforth no provisions except wine be sent thither. Upon
complaints out of the Indies the mayors are very much troubled
with the English and French, and think the Danes wiil in like sort
complain. Hereupon the Committee of 17, in their said letter of the
14th April 1622, written in a sharp humour, recommend in earnest
manner that they should, as far as is possible, "avoid all occasion of
question, giving way somewhat in small matters, but holding fast in
matter of importance, taking heed of attempting anything by way of
fact if it may be." "Hereupon we say that the least giving way will
breed us the most rest and quiet, for by how much the more way
is given unto Malapert proud and presumptuous persons the more
they think themselves worthy of, and the more they desire." * * *
"The English and French seek nothing but actions and quarrels
against us by right and wrong: it being so, who can help them ?
Do justice and maintain carefully the sovereignty and highest jurisdiction in Batavia, the Moluccas, Banda, Amboyna, Pulicat, Selor
(Solor), and other places appertaining to the States, without sharing
or suffering the English or any other to encroach thereupon. Trust
them not any more than open enemies, and give no way to the
shortening of the sovereignty and common good, nor of the respect,
reputation, and countenance of the same, not weighing too scrupulously what may fall out." A third part of the trade in the
Muluccas, Amboyna, and Banda is granted to the English, and
nothing more, they paying a third of the tolls requisite for the
maintenance of all the forts, garrisons, &c. More than this they
cannot pretend, or let them have so much less of the trade as the
toll comes to, to avoid disputes and for other reasons; but it would
be best, if agreement could be made, that they should receive a
third part of all the clothes, nutmegs, and maces in Batavia at a price
certain. If an opportunity happen you may do well to make the
overture. To have a great quantity of rice by way of a constant
store. News arrived since writing the above that our people are
forbidden trade into China, and have entered into open war with
the Chinese. As trade cannot be gotten by friendly means, it is
requisite by this present monsoon to send another fleet to visit the
coast of China and take prisoners as many men, women, and children
as possible. Ships fit for this purpose. An express ambassage should
be sent to China, with a letter to Tourschirt Chien, Governor of
Hoochien; but if no good answer be thereupon given, let the trade
of the Chinese be hindered in all parts of the Indies, except at
Batavia. They must hinder them of Macao in all places, as well as
the Chinese. If the war proceed against China special charge must
be given to bring together as great a strength as is possible, and
extraordinary diligence and an especial foresight must be used to
take a very great number of Chinese (especially women and children)
for the peopling of Batavia, Amboyna, and Banda; herein will be a
great service done for the Company, and by this means will be
found all the charge of the war. The ransom of the Chinese to be
set at 60 ryals a piece; "but by no means you must not suffer any
women to return to China, or any other part out the Company's
jurisdiction, but with them to people the same." Not yet convenient to seek any other place of residence on the coast of China
but that already begun in Peiho. If the occasion will permit let
there be two pinnaces sent next October to the south coast behind
Java to discover the same. Internal management of the settlements
and trade in the Moluccas, Banda, and Amboyna. "Consider
earnestly hereof, and make it so that the returns for our native
country be made out of the gains of the inland trade and the
ordinary revenues, bisides all charges," thus shall the Company be
better served than heretofore. [Twenty-two pages and a quarter.
O.C., Vol. IX., No. 1093+2]. |
| Jan. ? |
244. Sec. Conway to the King.
May it please your Majesty, for the good of your merchants and honor
and surety of your [the] trade, at the audience to be given to the Ambassadors [of the States], to call to mind your royal purpose of making a protestation. That your Majesty expects that your merchants shall build a place
of residence for the reciprocal habitation of the Council of Defence, with
honor and surety. And that your Majesty doth expect that the 24th article
of the treaty, touching forts in Moluccas, Boyna, and Bantam [? Banda],
shall be resumed and within two years decided and accorded, concerning
how many and in what places forts shall be built by your subjects. And
further to declare that your Majesty holds it free for your merchants to
build in all other parts of the East Indies, where the States are not already
seated [have not builded forts]. And that your Majesty doth expect that
if the States' subjects have made any forts in those islands for surety, that
they will demolish them and build no other in those islands, but according
to the treaty. And further, your Majesty having observed by the complaints of your merchants and by the debates and disputes of this last
treaty, that a great cause of offences which arrived near have risen there
almost] to the utter breach of the amity between the Companies, and
trenched deep into that of the nations hath been, the insolency of your
[their] [the Dutch] Governors and ministers there, with liberty, dissoluteness, and foul, false, vain braveries [braving] of words of inferiors
against the honor of your Majesty's person and nation; that you expect
that there be given a smart reprendre [reprimand] to the Governors, and
that justice and punishment be executed upon the inferior offenders when
they shall be declared [deceled, décelé]. That all ostentation of sovereignty
be laid away both in actions and words, [and] that justice be not enterprised
upon your nation, but deferred to themselves. That your subjects be not
oppressed with the table of the Governors servants ? [rewards] or schools
further than with the full consent of your subjects and in their [the] common name. And lastly, that your Majesty doth expect that the Company
of the Low Countries will think of and hasten as much [as] in them is the
lessening of the charge of the 10 ships, as [an] intollerable condition for
the Company of English to bear, fruitlessly consuming the whole benefit of
the trade, and that the Company of the Low Countries will conform themselves as much as possibly to employ those ships for transport [transportation] of merchandise. And that the Lords Estates will order the choice of
discreet and meet persons to carry their [the] trade in the Indies, as his
[your] Majesty will likewise advise and command the Company of the
English, as [that] impertinent questions and disorders may be avoided and
amity conserved.
[Three pages. Original draft in the handwriting of Sir Edward
Conway. Endorsed, "His Majesty's protestation to the States concerning the East India Trade." See next No. for explanation of parts
printed in italics and in brackets. [East Indies, Vol. II., No. 73.]
[The Dutch Ambassadors had audience of the King on 24th Jan.
1623, to take leave. This letter was probably written shortly before,
and contains the substance of the King's Declaration, No. 250,
referred to in Sec. Calvert's letter of 25th March. See No. 281.] |
| Jan. |
245. Copy of the preceding, except where the words are printed
in italics, when the words printed in brackets are substituted in this
copy, and with this addition, "And that your Maj. people be equally
dealt withal in the payment of the garrisons as the Dutch Company."
[East Indies, Vol. II., No. 74.] |
Jan. 24.
Whitehall. |
246. Sec. Calvert to Carleton. After some thirteen months'
debate with the States Ambassadors about our East Indian quarrels,
we have at last made an end and parted good friends, though with
much loss and disadvantage to the English Company, as is conceived.
This day they take their leave of the King. Will send the articles
within a very few days. See No. 263. [Extract from Holland
Corresp.] |
Jan. 25.
London. |
247. Chamberlain to Carleton. Hears the States [Commissioners]
went yesterday to take their leave at Court, and have made a kind
of end, but knows not what it is. [Extract from Domestic Corresp.,
Jac. I., Vol. CXXXVII., No. 27., Cal., p. 483.] |
Jan. 28.
Madrid. |
248. Earl of Bristol to Sec. Calvert. Has received a great complaint and relation in writing of what passed at Ormuz, and goes
to-morrow to treat with the Lords of the Junta about some things
contained in it. Will send all the papers by next post. [Extract from
Spanish Corresp.] |
| Jan. 29. |
249. Sec. Conway to the Lord Treasurer. Concerning ryals of
eight to be taken up by the Dutch merchants for payment of
20,000l. to the English merchants trading to the East Indies.
[Minute, Conway's Letter Bk., p. 1, Cal., p. 485.] |
| Jan. 30. |
250. The King's declaration touching the East Indies. "Points
whereupon his Majesty doth declare himself touching the East India
business." 1. It is understood and intended that there be full and
absolute liberty to both Companies to erect forts in all parts of the
Indies, provided they are not within less than 10 leagues one of
another, except only in the Moluccas, Banda, and Amboyna, and in
those places at the end of two years. 2. The English Company to
build a residence for the Council of Defence. 3. The Dutch Company to demolish any new forts in the Moluccas, Banda, and Amboyna, built by them since the treaty. 4. As touching the 10 ships
the number to be moderated and may be employed in merchandise.
5. Each Company to punish offences committed by their own body.
6. The pretence of sovereignty to be laid aside on either part.
7. The English to be dealt with equally in the payment and victualling of the garrison. 8. It having appeared by the complaints
of the English merchants, and the debates and disputes of this last
treaty, that the chief cause of the injuries which have been offered
in those parts, tending almost to the utter overthrow of the union of
the two Companies, have sprung from the insolencies of the Dutch
governors and ministers, their loose conversation and arrogant
speeches against the honour of the English nation, his Majesty
expects that said governors shall be rebuked, and those of meaner
quality receive exemplary punishment, and his Majesty promises that
the like courses shall be taken against his own subjects convicted
of such crimes. 9. That both the States' General and the English
Company choose discreet persons fit to manage the traffic in the
Indies so as to avoid all disputes and occasions of disorders in those
parts. Also "touching Greenland," and "concerning the fishing in
general." Endorsed, "His Majesty's declaration touching the East
Indies." This is erroneously dated 1620(–1), and calendared with
the papers of that year in the previous volume, No. 965. [Three
pages. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 75.] |
| Jan. 30. |
251. Abstract of the above, in effect the same as Sec. Conway's
letter to the King [ante No. 244] upon which the preceding
declaration was founded. [Three pages. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 76.] |
| (Jan. ?) |
252. Francois D'Aerssens to (Sec. Conway). The accord is
written in proper form, and they have employed the article of the
Black Lion, damages, and rice, in the same manner as the King has
his declaration, without inferring anything to the disadvantage of
either Company. On any matter of the least consideration to his
Majesty he will find that they will proceed in good faith and
according to the decision arrived at yesterday. French. [Holland
Corresp.] |
